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  1. brokerheather

    Double Door Night Box

    I LOVE the cord storage, going to have to copy that. I just built mine and put the computer fan in the top, so it can draw air in and through. Living in Phoenix I think that will be good in the summer. My vet suggested a dripping of frozen water setup, that I have also found a really cool...
  2. brokerheather

    Night box/heated shelter

    So, my boy is 150lbs now and his temp shelter had the insulation as pictured, but I'm wondering about using spray foam. I'm mostly concerned with him destroying it (as he has done a number on the temp one), although I didn't cover the insulation on both sides. I am in Phoenix, so don't need it...
  3. brokerheather

    Mathilda the Mighty 170 pounds of lovin... and her story

    Dr. Driggers was out this morning and rolled Goliath over, he's definitely a boy! He's got good anatomy, I guess some can have issues with being able to poop because of their tails and such. He weighed him in at 144 pounds of goodness! He's super friendly and quite impressed the Dr...
  4. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    The Inkbird is working out well. It did go to an ERR (error) mode for some reason, but when I unplugged it for a minute and replugged it it was fine. Kept the settings, too. Vet was just out and confirmed he is a boy and is 144 pounds, in great health.
  5. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    It just came and I haven't had a chance to inpret the instructions yet... I'll report back once I do. What is ideal for a big Sulcata temp wise? I'm seeing 72-80. She's not used to a heated space, so probably lower is better to acclimate her?
  6. brokerheather

    Mathilda the Mighty 170 pounds of lovin... and her story

    Thanks everyone! We will let Dr. Driggers give us the final male/female ruling I guess! I'm hoping things calm down dramatically soon, lol. Not sure how she's going to take construction and being penned up, so I'll be relieved when that is all done.
  7. brokerheather

    Mathilda the Mighty 170 pounds of lovin... and her story

    Most of these are at her original home, or her temp home. The one where she is sleeping is her temp house located here... and the one where she's under my boyfriend's workbench... You can see her burrow pic and the manmade holes I was talking about in the pic, as well.
  8. brokerheather

    My Best Night Box Design Yet

    http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/mathilda-the-mighty-170-pounds-of-lovin-and-her-story.136360/ Adding more pics shortly to this thread...
  9. brokerheather

    Mathilda the Mighty 170 pounds of lovin... and her story

    So, it's been requested that I share more about my BIG girl. She's really insanely huge and I haven't fully adjusted to that yet. My dear elderly friend Doris is 85 and just had to go into a nursing home, unfortunately. I befriended her about a year ago after finding out she had parrots...
  10. brokerheather

    My Best Night Box Design Yet

    Ok, that was the info I wanted... not the safest way to go! Ok, I will start a new thread on Mathilda the Mighty now-
  11. brokerheather

    My Best Night Box Design Yet

    Question on the heater... I have a basking light currently in my temp setup. My girl is 170ish pounds. I'm building a 4x7'ish enclosure. Is the heater going to save me money, just regulate better or is there a benefit basically to using it over the basking light that I currently have? I just...
  12. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    Sorry for not being clear. The wireless one I was inquiring about was a thermometer. Although, by reading about these thermostats, the issue is solved. I have a thermometer with humidity and temp readings now. I just ordered the Inkbird ITC-306T thermostat to control the enclosure. It's...
  13. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    Just ordered one, thanks!
  14. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    Yeah, I'm ok with spending the money on the regulating ones... but, I'll just go check the thermostat for that money. So, I already have a thermostat/humidity reader. I guess I would want this kind that regulates automatically, as well? I am in Phoenix and it does vary a lot, especially at...
  15. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    Yes, will the digital wireless thermometers not do that or am I needing two... one for monitoring and one to self regulate the space?
  16. brokerheather

    Best Thermostat?

    I have heard of a wireless one, where the readout can be kept inside the home for an enclosure outside within close distance. I can't find any like this, though. Anyone?
  17. brokerheather

    Double Door Night Box

    What are the largest tortoises you have? I'm trying to figure out size and equipment I need to build for a 100lb. Sulcata.
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